TEENAGE striking sensation Chris Williams is certain he made the right decision signing for Stockport County ahead of Manchester City.

The Blues made a "big offer" for the then 16-year-old when Carlton Palmer took over as County manager two seasons ago.

But Williams, who broke into the first team last week, believes he has more chance of making a name for himself at Edgeley Park.

"I knew Manchester City were interested before I signed professional forms," he said. "But at the moment I'm not interested in going anywhere.

"I feel really settled here and a lot of that is down to the players in the squad. It's also important for me to be involved in the first team.

"If I went to a club like City then I would probably be stuck in the Reserves."

Palmer, who played with the striker in the Reserves the week before, only told Williams that he was playing at Hillsborough last week, the day before the game. And he didn't let his boss down, setting up both of Aaron Wilbraham's goals in a drawn game.

"The boss wasn't going to tell me until Saturday morning, but we had to work on a few things in training on Friday," said Williams.

"I wasn't really nervous until I walked out of the tunnel in front of all the Wednesday fans. It was then it really hit me, but after a few minutes that wore off.

"Carlton Palmer told me to play my own game and if I made any mistakes not to worry about them. He also told me I wasn't playing because of a lack of strikers and that I was playing on merit."

One of Palmer's first acts when he took over as was to reject City's bid for the then 16-year-old.

"Not long after I first came to the club we turned down a big offer from Manchester City," he said.